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A Comprehensive Study of Classical Guitar Technique and Guide to Performing

Newly revised and expanded edition of Pepe Romero's Guitar Style and Technique (1982) which has been out of print for some time.

New features include sections on Tremolo, Flamenco, Concert Performance, additional finger gymnastics and a Romero photo album. It contains all the music in the earlier version and several new pieces, all newly engraved (including Recuerdos de la Alhambra with Pepe's fingering).

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06/29/18

Exceptional resource for the serious student of classical guitar

Pepe Romero's "La Guitarra" gives classical guitar students of any skill level valuable tools and information - from both right- and left-hand exercises that will serve a lifetime of play, to clear descriptions of the mechanical and anatomical aspects of playing. It also contains stories and pieces that give some history of the Romero family ("The Royal Family of the Guitar") and their lineage back to Tárrega. One especially wonderful feature of this text (which I wish all other publishers would emulate) is that it is spiral bound, allowing the pages to lay flat on a stand.

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04/17/17

There are treasures within the pages

This book covers a lot of material, as well as containing beautiful pictures and paintings of the Romero family. It will keep me busy for years to come. And since I am approaching my 70th birthday this October, I hope to make these years count. The lessons range from the simplicity of the 120 Giuliani right-hand studies to the complexity of Tarrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra. This is a serious book for serious musicians.

But perhaps the most profound lesson of guitar playing, something I had never before thought of, comes on page 14. There is a picture of Pepe Romero at age 12 in Sevilla, sitting on a chair and playing the guitar. These words are printed under the picture: "Learn to study with the mental simplicity of a child, concentrating only on the problem that is to be overcome today and not bothering with that of tomorrow. In this way, you can find joy and self-assurance in conquering each problem, and every day you will be closer to the goal you are so earnestly seeking."

For me that was a mind jolting revelation. In the past I would work on a piece trying to work on, essentially, too many things at once. Now I know how to practice: like a child! Thank you maestro.

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04/17/17

Excellent!! only two observations: dilettante

Excellent!! only two observations: dilettante today has a derogatory meaning. Semantically, is synonymous with amateur, which means lover, "amante" in Spanish. Nothing to be ashamed, in my view. Not everybody who takes the guitar wants to be a concert artist.If Celedonio Romero [is] "the greatest guitarist in the world" ¿What about Segovia? It is best to say "one of the greatest" to avoid exaggeration. I give Pepe five diamonds for this work!!!